Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.



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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • July 31, 2026

    Oil Cos. Say Estate Can't Expand Heat Wave Death Theory

    Exxon, Chevron and other oil conglomerates have accused a Washington woman suing over a 2021 heat wave death of seeking to retroactively push the boundaries of the legal theory she's posited to the court, while she fired back on Friday that the petroleum companies continue to mischaracterize her claims.

  • July 31, 2026

    Parents Sue Meta, TikTok, Others Over Children's Suicides

    Parents of four children who died by suicide after heavy use of social media platforms are suing Meta, Google, TikTok and others in Delaware state court alleging that they pushed features that promoted self-harm and stole their loved ones' childhoods.

  • July 31, 2026

    FirstBank Denies Complicit Ties In Epstein Survivor's Suit

    FirstBank Puerto Rico pushed back Thursday on proposed class claims it was complicit in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes by serving as his "longest" running banking partner, saying in New York federal court it only provided the late sex offender "routine banking services" and did not have any knowledge of his sex trafficking operations.

  • July 31, 2026

    NJ Justices Reject Mass Tort Status For Debt Buyer Suits

    The New Jersey Supreme Court denied borrowers' bid to consolidate 67 lawsuits accusing LVNV Funding LLC of attempting to collect consumer debts, finding that the debt‑collection actions do not fit the model of the large‑scale personal injury or product liability matters that typically warrant multicounty litigation.

  • July 31, 2026

    Del. Supreme Court Ends J&J Bid To Preserve Asbestos Data

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Chancery Court ruling that had allowed Johnson & Johnson, Dow Chemical and other major asbestos defendants to pursue a novel effort to stop bankruptcy trusts from deleting decades of asbestos claims records, holding that the companies failed to satisfy the requirements for an equitable bill of discovery.

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Areas of Coverage

  • LITIGATION
  • Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
  • Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
  • Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
  • Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
  • Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
  • Ethics violations
  • Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
  • Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
  • REGULATION
  • Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
  • State and federal legislation involving patient care
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices

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